Ken Dixon's Blog-O-Rama

Monday September 8, 2008
Gov. Rell, captured in the field this morning, had some cold words for undocumented/illegal Connecticut residents who may be planning on concocting a false Social Security number to procure some heating assistance this winter..
“The law states very clearly that if we suspect fraud in any case, including those individuals who are not legally in the country or are not legally registered as citizens, to obtain assistance that the (state Department of Social Services) may ask for Social Security numbers to ascertain eligibility. We don’t do that on an individual basis unless you suspect fraud may be in play or that someone is receiving assistance that they should not.They have already randomly checked and cross-checked people’s Social Security numbers.”
Asked what undocumented/illegal aliens should do, Rell opined:
“They may have family members that would qualify, or if there’s a member of the family who is a legal resisdent in the househould, but the person who is illegally here would not on his or her own be able to qualify.”

Tuesday September 2, 2008

The Blogster can’t think of a better reason for the Democrats to lose the November presidential election than as retribution against the protesters who picked on Fred Biebel, Connecticut’s iconic Republican, who was apparently one of the targets in yesterday’s attack from the lunatic Left fringe in St. Paul.
Spraying a bleach solution at an octogenarian from Stratford (Okay, I can see doing it to Doc Gunther because sometimes he just keeps rambling on about Long Island Sound) isn’t exactly bravery in the name of protest. It certainly gave the Connecticut delegation something to talk about (and embellish) for years to come.
Inside the convention, the post-Katrina guilt must have been palpable for the GOP to truncate much of the first day’s activities out of fear/respect for the Gulf region’s defense against Hurricane Gustav.
I couldn’t help thinking that when GOP National Chairman Mike Duncan asked delegates to text in donations to the American Red Cross, he should have also suggested contributions to Planned Parenthood, in honor of the pregnant 17-year-old daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who’s living her own private “Juno” (the Academy Award-winning film about a pregnant high schooler, for you older types who aren’t up on pop culture) and associated family values.
In case you want to track the further adventures of the Connecticut delegation from home, consider Ben Proto’s campaign blog for the Connecticut Post.
Besides being the target of street assasults by left-wing nuts, here’s what the Connecticut delegation has been up to.
Sunday, they registered at Maple Grove Holiday Inn and had a reception there.
Monday, before the bleach bash, they took a Mississippi River paddlewheel tour at Harriet Island in St. Paul.
Today, they’re on a “Gangster Tour” of local sites, then lunch and a tour at the nearby Wabash Caves before Dinner at Manny’s Steakhouse in Minneapolis.
Tomorrow they plan a shopping excursion to help prop up the local economy at the landmark Mall of America.
Thursday it’s lunch at Dave and Buster’s and dinner at Palomino’s Restaurant before heading to the Excel Center for John McCain’s acceptance speech.